Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War
"A hundred and fifty years after the pivotal event in our nation’s history, we are still discovering its meanings."
Edward L. Ayers - Civil War historian
Events and Performances
Book Discussion - Imagining War
March by Geraldine Brooks
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – 7 pmTheatre level meeting rooms
Scholar led program – John Mayfield PhD, Department of History, Samford University
Registration is required. Call 444-7840 to register.
The Great Locomotive Chase
Monday, January 23, 2012 – 2 pm and 6:30 pm
Monday at the Movies
The Library Theatre
Book Discussion - Choosing Sides
selections from America’s War anthology
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 – 7 pm
Theatre level meeting rooms
Scholar led program – John Mayfield PhD, Department of History, Samford University
Registration is required. Call 444-7840 to register.
Book Discussion -Making Sense of Shiloh
selections from America’s War anthology
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – 7 pm
Theatre level meeting rooms
Scholar led program – John Mayfield PhD, Department of History, Samford University
Registration is required. Call 444-7840 to register.
Soldiers in Hoop Skirts:
Spies, Nurses, and Other Fighting Women of the Civil War
Performance by storyteller Dolores Hydock
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – 7 pmThe Library Theatre
Book Discussion - The Shape of War Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
by James M. McPherson
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – 7pm
Theatre level meeting rooms
Scholar led program – John Mayfield PhD, Department of History, Samford University
Registration is required. Call 444-7840 to register.
Book Discussion - War and Freedom
selections from America’s War anthology
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – 7 pm
Theatre level meeting rooms
Scholar led program – John Mayfield PhD, Department of History, Samford University
Registration is required. Call 444-7840 to register.
Songs and Stories of the Civil War
Performance by musician Bobby Horton
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – 7 pm
The Library Theatre
Sponsored by the Friends of the Hoover Public Library. Reception to follow.
A reading and Discussion series has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. Additional funding has been provided by the Friends of the Hoover Public Library.
